The Quiet Observer Why Did Sharing a Double Bed Become a Ritual of Love? Let's talk about something so normal that questioning it might make you look abnormal. A double bed . Somehow, this rectangular piece of furniture has become a symbol of romance, intimacy, commitment,...
The Quiet Observer The Goddess Defeats Mahishasura Every Year. We Make Sure He Survives. Every year, Bengal waits for Durga Puja. We welcome Ma Durga as our daughter returning to her parental home. The city transforms. New clothes are bought, pandals are built, lights illuminate the stree...
The Quiet Observer The Dogma of Respect: Whom Are We Really Respecting? Imagine a girl returning to her hometown after several years. Her father arranges a gathering, inviting relatives and old family friends. During the party, she notices a boy behaving rudely. He seems ...
The Quiet Observer How Marriage Changes the Existing Relationships When we are born, we immediately have a father and a mother. Or perhaps it is more accurate to say that by coming into this world, we have made them parents. That equation is created automatically. We...
The Quiet Observer I Love You As You Are - The Most Violent Statement Ever “I love you as you are.” “I like you just the way you are.” “Don’t ever change.” We hear these lines and immediately assume they are beautiful. I think they can be one of the most violent things you c...
The Quiet Observer We Are All Prostitutes We all are selling something to someone. The employee sells his time. The businessman sells his product. The artist sells his creativity. The scientist sells his intelligence. And someone sells her bo...
The Quiet Observer You Are Not an Introvert. You Are Just Not a Good Customer. Since childhood, I have been listening to this term— introvert —from my surroundings, friends, teachers, etc. etc. And somehow, they make me feel that there is something wrong with me. The extroverts,...
The Quiet Observer Happy Teachers’ Day: I Spent 30 Years Learning How to Live According to Society. Until I Met a Teacher. Every year, on 5th September, we celebrate Teachers’ Day. We remember the teachers who taught us mathematics, science, history, literature and everything else that appeared in the syllabus. But there ...
The Quiet Observer The Himalayas Did Not Betray Us. We Betrayed Them. When a flood destroys a village, when a glacier collapses, when a river suddenly turns into a monster, we have a very convenient explanation: “It was a natural disaster.” Natural calamity. Bad weather...
The Quiet Observer What Is Suicide: Ego Kills the Body Where the Main Victim Is Ego Itself Another suicide. We read the headline, feel bad for a few minutes, blame someone, and move on. But we already know what happened . Someone died. The more important question is: Why did the person reac...
The Quiet Observer Marriage, Motherhood & The Lottery Ticket We Call “Choice” Marriage is a choice. Motherhood is a choice. At least, that's what we like to believe. But how many people actually choose them? And how many simply surrender to the pressure and call it a choice? “I...
The Quiet Observer If Sex Defines Loyalty, Did You Ever Love? Everyone knows what cheating is. Or at least, everyone thinks they do. A husband sleeps with another woman. A wife has an affair. The verdict is immediate— they cheated. But why? Who decided that betr...